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three of the top eight places for jobs in america are in one state -- nebraska. they are platte county, madison county. there is more good news. the latest u.s. census bureau estimated that nebraska's population growth in 2009 compared to the national growth rate was our best performance in nearly 50 years. nebraska is and the move in typical nebraska fashion, making deliberate, discipline, steady, and responsible growth. however, the next 12 to 18 months will be a time of uncertainty for our economy. historical a as the national economy begins to recover, state tax revenues began to lag behind. to build on the progress of the past few years, it will be critical that we solve any additional revenue shortfalls by remaining committed to reducing spending, preventing any future tax increases is crucial to continuing nebraska's economic progress. tax increases are job killers, not job creators. whether it is a special session or a regular to -- regular legislative session, i will oppose any attempt to increase income or sales taxes on nebraskans. the second key eleme
three of the top eight places for jobs in america are in one state -- nebraska. they are platte county, madison county. there is more good news. the latest u.s. census bureau estimated that nebraska's population growth in 2009 compared to the national growth rate was our best performance in nearly 50 years. nebraska is and the move in typical nebraska fashion, making deliberate, discipline, steady, and responsible growth. however, the next 12 to 18 months will be a time of uncertainty for our...
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you know, joe and jane america. they have some voice, we have the federal system, right? checks and balances, you know, all the branches are interwoven and interlocked in many ways. so yes, a lot of people have access. and certainly in the senate, your point is well taken. harry reid controls the schedule, so he calls up an ag bill, and maybe the banking industry needs an amendment fast to be brought up, at least given vizzsexibblet debated so. hey, you can offer a banking amendment to the ag bill, and you're on talking about banking matters. that's commonplace in the united states senate. harder to do in the house, i tell you. they're strict, and what this does is bolster majority rule principle that i mentioned earlier. because you can't offer, you know, a banking amendment to an ag bill. you're on ag, and that's what you stay on. so it strengthens the agenda role of the speaker, strengthens, of course, the committee pro rag actives. this is the subject, that's the subject we're on. we're want going deal with nonrelevant issues. yes, ma'am? >> you highlighted several po
you know, joe and jane america. they have some voice, we have the federal system, right? checks and balances, you know, all the branches are interwoven and interlocked in many ways. so yes, a lot of people have access. and certainly in the senate, your point is well taken. harry reid controls the schedule, so he calls up an ag bill, and maybe the banking industry needs an amendment fast to be brought up, at least given vizzsexibblet debated so. hey, you can offer a banking amendment to the ag...
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we have to apply the rule of law to those we detain both abroad and in america. i think the al qaeda threat is different from what it was on 9/11. i think it is extremely strong, especially in yemen. i'm glad the president decided to focus more assets on yemen. this is a global problem. we need a global counterterrorism strategy. as we fix the specific problem that allowed a 23-year-old nigerian kid to board a plane with the explosives, let's have a layered system that anticipated new problems. finally, there's a home grown terror problem in the united states. we have to understand it. we have to work against it more adroitly. as we do that, i think sit past time for the president to stand up, the privacy and civil liberties board that the four of us put in the 2004 intelligence reform act, that civil liberties board is responsible for doing something we must do. which is to factor in the protection of our constitution as we develop new and harder hitting policies against the bad guys trying to attack us domestically and internationally. >> let me ah ask about th
we have to apply the rule of law to those we detain both abroad and in america. i think the al qaeda threat is different from what it was on 9/11. i think it is extremely strong, especially in yemen. i'm glad the president decided to focus more assets on yemen. this is a global problem. we need a global counterterrorism strategy. as we fix the specific problem that allowed a 23-year-old nigerian kid to board a plane with the explosives, let's have a layered system that anticipated new problems....
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do you think he's doing a good enough job keeping america safe? >> i think that he's doing everything that he can. i think that, you know, democrats, a lot of times get the rap. they are not strong on security and those things. i think he has talked about the issues. i think he has been fighting for the issues. this was an unfortunate situation of what happened over christmas and i think it's a total failure in the communication within the departments, that when you look back all of the instances that are happening it's always to say well, we had everything in place but we didn't pass on the dots weren't connected or something. it's not like the president has done something wrong because he was in hawaii or anything. it's nothing to do with that at all. what it has to do with is simply they didn't connect the dots and within the agencies, within the airport authorities and homeland security and the cia and everyone, they don't connect the dots. we have this problem before we started creating homeland security also here in california where in calif
do you think he's doing a good enough job keeping america safe? >> i think that he's doing everything that he can. i think that, you know, democrats, a lot of times get the rap. they are not strong on security and those things. i think he has talked about the issues. i think he has been fighting for the issues. this was an unfortunate situation of what happened over christmas and i think it's a total failure in the communication within the departments, that when you look back all of the...
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exquisite detail of the supreme court, go beyond the bill that ropes of public tours of the white house, america's most famous home, and explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. american icons, a three-disc cd set. handling. it is one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. "washington journal" is next. president barack obama will be at the u.s. today to attend a jobs summit with house democrats spread live coverage begins at 4: 40 5:00 p.m. eastern parent -- 4:45 eastern. we will get an update on the financial inquiry commission today. after that, the urban institute will talk about health
exquisite detail of the supreme court, go beyond the bill that ropes of public tours of the white house, america's most famous home, and explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. american icons, a three-disc cd set. handling. it is one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. "washington journal" is next. president barack obama will be at the u.s. today to attend a jobs summit with house democrats spread live coverage begins at 4: 40 5:00 p.m. eastern parent...
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america's most dependable 3g network. bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. right now get a free 3g/4g device for your laptop. sprint. the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover r can cost you some money. that's why you should consider... an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free informatiokit... and edicare guide., if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare, you should know about this card; it's the only one of its kind... that carries the aarp name -- see if it's right for you. you hoose your doctor. you choose your hospital. there are o networks and no.referrals needed. save up to thousands of dollars... on potential out-of-pocket expenses... with an aarp medicare .supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. call now for your free information kit... how
america's most dependable 3g network. bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. right now get a free 3g/4g device for your laptop. sprint. the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover r can cost you some money. that's why you should consider... an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. it can help cover some of what...
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the freedom of speech on the airwaves of america is still ride for america. that is where founders enshrined the freedom of the press and freedom of speech in the first amendment. but i really think it was a lost opportunity tonight for the president. he had a chance to hit the reset button, to start over with the american people to say i got the message. we are going to focus on getting spending under control and getting the economy moving again and abandon this pathway of the government's and instead we heard them redouble his commitment to the government today while pledging to reduce government tomorrow. >> mike pence represents the district in central, northern eastern and again from fort wayne done to columbus. >> i had my son at his first day of the union address. >> this is your son. michael, which you go to school? >> union ton high school in arlington. >> were you going to college? >> hopefully perdue university. >> why did the perdue? >> because of the engineering. >> what you want to be when you grow up so to speak besides a congressman? >> hopefu
the freedom of speech on the airwaves of america is still ride for america. that is where founders enshrined the freedom of the press and freedom of speech in the first amendment. but i really think it was a lost opportunity tonight for the president. he had a chance to hit the reset button, to start over with the american people to say i got the message. we are going to focus on getting spending under control and getting the economy moving again and abandon this pathway of the government's and...
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in america working people are the middle class. we build our middle class and the 20th century through hard work, struggle and visionary political leadership. but a generation of destructive driven economic policies has eroded that progress and now threatens our very identity as a nation. today on every coast and in between, working women and working men are fighting to join the middle class and project and rebuilt. we crave political leadership ready to fight for the kind of america that we want to leave our children, and against whom the forces of greed that brought us to this very moment. but instead we hear a resurgence of complacency and political paralysis. to many people in washington seem to think that we've everything will in 2010 and were elected leaders must choose between continuing the policies of or striking out on a new economic course for america. a course that will reverse the damaging trend toward greater inequality that is crippling the nation. at t moment, the voices of america's working women and men must be he
in america working people are the middle class. we build our middle class and the 20th century through hard work, struggle and visionary political leadership. but a generation of destructive driven economic policies has eroded that progress and now threatens our very identity as a nation. today on every coast and in between, working women and working men are fighting to join the middle class and project and rebuilt. we crave political leadership ready to fight for the kind of america that we...
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america stands united. we stayed united with the people of haiti that have showed such incredible resilience, and to help them to recover and rebuilt. yesterday, we witnessed a small but remarkable display of that determination. they have little more than the clothes on their back. despite their loss and suffering, they're singing songs of faith and songs of hope. these are the people that called upon to help. that is why the three of us are standing together today. with that, i would invite each president to say a few words. i will start with president bush. >> i joined president obama in expressing my sympathy for the people of haiti. i commend the president for his swift and timely response to the disaster. i am so pleased to answer the call to work alongside president clinton, to mobilize the compassion of the american people. like most americans, laura and i have been following the television coverage. our hearts are broken. we see the scenes of children struggling without a mom or dad, the bodies in t
america stands united. we stayed united with the people of haiti that have showed such incredible resilience, and to help them to recover and rebuilt. yesterday, we witnessed a small but remarkable display of that determination. they have little more than the clothes on their back. despite their loss and suffering, they're singing songs of faith and songs of hope. these are the people that called upon to help. that is why the three of us are standing together today. with that, i would invite...
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also, america never targets the innocent like terrorists do. we are there to protect them from the terrace. if they do not hang around them, they are not in any kind of danger. i want to make one more statement about elections. i think a lot of times not everyone has a lot of experience. i think we vote for people who we think would make good judgment. even in america, we vote for someone, we vote for someone that we think has good judgment. . . that is what we try to do in the united states. that is what the iraqi people are trying to do. that is what the afghan people are trying to do. host: ambassador william taylor, thank you for joining us this morning. that will about do it. we're back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern with more of your calls and comments. we look forward to that. hope you have a good day. >> a number of live events coming up freak you today on the c-span network. coming up in 90 minutes, a panel discussion on texting, a drunk driving and traffic laws. you can watch that right here on c-span. a little bit later, we wi
also, america never targets the innocent like terrorists do. we are there to protect them from the terrace. if they do not hang around them, they are not in any kind of danger. i want to make one more statement about elections. i think a lot of times not everyone has a lot of experience. i think we vote for people who we think would make good judgment. even in america, we vote for someone, we vote for someone that we think has good judgment. . . that is what we try to do in the united states....
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wait a minute, he thinks america is arrogant, he thinks america has caused some of this. he thinks the world sees us through a prism we have no knowledge of. >> he is trying to engage and have a different dialogue to try to involve in a multi-lateral way those nations that can help us go after -- >> change minds about us with this apologetic platform he has put there. that is not going to work. >> it has 10 us far, right stephen? >> you can look at iran as a cheap example. -- chief example. he's been giving one deadline, caving and another deadline then caving. >> you have the concessions of the other world leaders to go and say, look we are going to have russia and china now engaged. >> china said four days ago, absolutely not, we are not gonna impose sanctions and we don't want to talk about it. >> this the total of his diplomatic effort for the past year on iran has been an abject failure and we lost a year in which they've had a revolution. >> draw a line in the sand and the iranians said the heck with you. not only that they are going to up the ante and more nuclear
wait a minute, he thinks america is arrogant, he thinks america has caused some of this. he thinks the world sees us through a prism we have no knowledge of. >> he is trying to engage and have a different dialogue to try to involve in a multi-lateral way those nations that can help us go after -- >> change minds about us with this apologetic platform he has put there. that is not going to work. >> it has 10 us far, right stephen? >> you can look at iran as a cheap...
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morgan chase, morgan stanley, and bank of america. the commission made up of six democrats and four republicans is required to report to congress by december 53 this year phil angelides chairs the commission and former house ways and means committee bill thompson is the vice chair. >> the meetings of the financial crisis inquiry committee will come to order. there is a quorum present and so we will now proceed with this first of our public hearings. good morning to everyone and thank you for being here. i am honored to welcome you as we start this series of public hearings into the causes of the financial and economic crisis that has gripped this entire country. i thank vice chairman thomas for his extraordinary cooperation and partnership. i applaud the dedication of my fellow commissioners and i am grateful to all of our witness for giving us their testimony and sharing their wisdom. we have been given a critical mission, one that goes far beyond any party or even policy agenda. to conduct a full and fair inquiry into what brought a
morgan chase, morgan stanley, and bank of america. the commission made up of six democrats and four republicans is required to report to congress by december 53 this year phil angelides chairs the commission and former house ways and means committee bill thompson is the vice chair. >> the meetings of the financial crisis inquiry committee will come to order. there is a quorum present and so we will now proceed with this first of our public hearings. good morning to everyone and thank you...
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it's a cross section of america. our opportunity as a party is to open arms and well come people that want to be part of what we think is a principals leadership that takes america and helps us build infrastructure and empower people. so, i have reached out my and and said let's work together. we're fighting the same cause and fighting about the same principals of free market and free enterprise. lower taxes. a confidence marketplace and not trying cow down to those that do not have our best interest in line and with that kind of message - but then following it up with action, where we actually follow through and act on those things and make sure we control the spending in washington, that we lower it's influence in businesses in our daily lives i think we'll turn an important corner. host: is that part of a national platform for the republicans? guest: i think so. it really will come down to what individual candidates can do in their communities and how they translate the message and principals. you saw in virginia
it's a cross section of america. our opportunity as a party is to open arms and well come people that want to be part of what we think is a principals leadership that takes america and helps us build infrastructure and empower people. so, i have reached out my and and said let's work together. we're fighting the same cause and fighting about the same principals of free market and free enterprise. lower taxes. a confidence marketplace and not trying cow down to those that do not have our best...
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it's a cross section of america. our opportunity as a party is to open arms and well come people that want to be part of what we think is a principals leadership that takes america and helps us build infrastructure and empower people. so, i have reached out my and and said let's work together. we're fighting the same cause and fighting about the same principals of free market and free enterprise. lower taxes. a confidence marketplace and not trying cow down to those that do not have our best interest in line and with that kind of message - but then following it up with action, where we actually follow through and act on those things and make sure we control the spending in washington, that we lower it's influence in businesses in our daily lives i think we'll turn an important corner. host: is that part of a national platform for the republicans? guest: i think so. it really will come down to what individual candidates can do in their communities and how they translate the message and principals. you saw in virginia
it's a cross section of america. our opportunity as a party is to open arms and well come people that want to be part of what we think is a principals leadership that takes america and helps us build infrastructure and empower people. so, i have reached out my and and said let's work together. we're fighting the same cause and fighting about the same principals of free market and free enterprise. lower taxes. a confidence marketplace and not trying cow down to those that do not have our best...
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thank you for black america you have presented to the world for all of the history you and barack have and will
thank you for black america you have presented to the world for all of the history you and barack have and will
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why don't we make anything in america anymore? and why is it so hard to pass a health care bill that guarantees americans healthy lives instead of guaranteeing insurance companies healthy profits? as i traveled from city to city, i heard a sense of resignation from middle-class americans. people laid off for the first time in their lives that team, what did i do wrong? i came away shaken by the sense that the very things that make america great are now in danger. what makes us unique among the nations is this: in america, working people are the middle-class. we built our middle class in the 20th century through hard work, through struggle and visionary political leadership. but a generation of distract this, greed driven economic helices as a voter that progress and now threatens our very identity as a nation. today, on every coast and in between, working women and working men are fighting to join the middle-class and to protect and to rebuild the. we crave political leadership ready to fight for the kind of america that we want t
why don't we make anything in america anymore? and why is it so hard to pass a health care bill that guarantees americans healthy lives instead of guaranteeing insurance companies healthy profits? as i traveled from city to city, i heard a sense of resignation from middle-class americans. people laid off for the first time in their lives that team, what did i do wrong? i came away shaken by the sense that the very things that make america great are now in danger. what makes us unique among the...
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happy new year to america. as we start this new year i believe it's important to clarify a lot of misinterpretations about what the job of the federal government is and what this congress' responsibility is. we are problem solvers. we work to solve the issues on behalf of the american people. and as we look at this health care debate which i hope will be entirely transparent, let the underlying premise be that 36 million people are without insurance. in addition, this health care bill will generate numerous numbers of jobs and new health professional scholarships to provide for doctors and nurses, making sure you do not have a denial of insurance because of preexisting disease and jobs we must make. we must move forward on the jobs bill and i in particular are pushing one that says if you're unemployed you can continue to get training, stipends will be given to you so you can train for the new job. we have to be innovative and know what the american people want. but most of all the government of the united stat
happy new year to america. as we start this new year i believe it's important to clarify a lot of misinterpretations about what the job of the federal government is and what this congress' responsibility is. we are problem solvers. we work to solve the issues on behalf of the american people. and as we look at this health care debate which i hope will be entirely transparent, let the underlying premise be that 36 million people are without insurance. in addition, this health care bill will...
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why don't we make anything in america anymore? and why is it so hard to pass a health-care bill that guarantees americans held the lives instead of guaranteeing insurance companies healthy product -- profits? as i travel from city to city, i heard a sense of resignation from middle-class americans. people laid off for the first time in their lives asking, what did i do wrong? i came away shaken by the sense that the very things that make america great are now in danger. what makes us unique among nations is that in america, working people are the middle class. we built our middle-class in the 20th-century through hard work, through struggle, and visionary political leadership. but a generation of destruction economic policies has eroded that progress and now threatens our very identity as a nation. today on every coast and in between, working women and working man are joining the middle class and to protect and rebuilding it. we pray for political leadership ready to fight for the kind of america we want to lead to our children. a
why don't we make anything in america anymore? and why is it so hard to pass a health-care bill that guarantees americans held the lives instead of guaranteeing insurance companies healthy product -- profits? as i travel from city to city, i heard a sense of resignation from middle-class americans. people laid off for the first time in their lives asking, what did i do wrong? i came away shaken by the sense that the very things that make america great are now in danger. what makes us unique...
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but even two out of the nine won't be representative of america. but it will be more than there is now. when a new justice comes on to the court, a journalist wants to know how will they be as an individual. what will their personality, how will he/she decide the law? but then what will that individual do to the other eight? will she end up being someone who other justices play off of. will she play off of some of those existing justices? you know, new justice sotomayor happens to be from the bronx. we have a couple other new yorker out there who can give it pretty strong, lit toe is from trenton, and you wonder if there's going to be mixing it up. >> it is in this room, as they begin the process, reaching the decision of the court. >> they go around after the order. after the chief justice has set up the case. this is what we're going to decide. here's the question. and then they start casting votes. starting with the chief justice. and then once every justice has been able to speech, they might have some give and take among the others. that's wha
but even two out of the nine won't be representative of america. but it will be more than there is now. when a new justice comes on to the court, a journalist wants to know how will they be as an individual. what will their personality, how will he/she decide the law? but then what will that individual do to the other eight? will she end up being someone who other justices play off of. will she play off of some of those existing justices? you know, new justice sotomayor happens to be from the...
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[inaudible] >> the opt-in service of the voice of america. i just wanted to see if we could just widen this discussion out of it. you talked about the franchising of al qaeda, self radicalized and individuals. what is the threat as he looked back over the year, how do you evaluate the counterterrorism policy of the administration as it applies to afghanistan? >> well, clearly it's a major emphasis. with regard to not just going directly after suspected terrorists, with stings like dumb strikes in the counterinsurgency. my personal view is that as an overemphasis. is a political reaction to much of what this president faced. but if you want to change the emphasis, that's where it is. it has been so far. >> one down in front here. >> thank you very much for your comments, but none of your comments really touched upon the fact that virtually all of the terrorist incident that have occurred have been done in the name of a particular religion. my question is, to what extent is there a capability -- and this i think is especially pertained to mr. p
[inaudible] >> the opt-in service of the voice of america. i just wanted to see if we could just widen this discussion out of it. you talked about the franchising of al qaeda, self radicalized and individuals. what is the threat as he looked back over the year, how do you evaluate the counterterrorism policy of the administration as it applies to afghanistan? >> well, clearly it's a major emphasis. with regard to not just going directly after suspected terrorists, with stings like...
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similarly, they want an end to abortion in america. i'm not going to say whether they're right or wrong but i'll point out, when the republicans were in charge, the senate, the house, the white house, the supreme court, once again, they did nothing to help pat robertson's followers accomplish what they wanted. tonight i ask those people, the christian right what about your own pact with the devil? how has that worked out with you -- out for you? i yield back the rest of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields his time. the gentleman from nebraska. mr. fortenberry. the gentleman from california, mr. dreier. the gentleman from louisiana, mr. cao. five minutes. mr. cao: yes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cao: thank you very much. mr. speaker, the new orleans saints are going to the super bowl for the first time in franchise history. as their representative to congress, i want to congratulate them in an official manner by acknowledging words of encouragement from constituents on the house floor. sunday's hi
similarly, they want an end to abortion in america. i'm not going to say whether they're right or wrong but i'll point out, when the republicans were in charge, the senate, the house, the white house, the supreme court, once again, they did nothing to help pat robertson's followers accomplish what they wanted. tonight i ask those people, the christian right what about your own pact with the devil? how has that worked out with you -- out for you? i yield back the rest of my time. the speaker pro...
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and america could be next." madam president, here's what the article went on to say: "this is how empires decline. it begins with a debt explosion. it ends with an inexorable reduction in the resources available for the army, navy and air force. if the united states doesn't come up soon with a credible plan to restore the federal budget to balance over the next five to ten years, the danger is very real that a debt crisis could lead to a major weakening of american power." madam president, the process has already begun. as i indicated, in the previous administration the debt doubled. foreign holdings of u.s. debt more than doubled. and we can see the track that we're on. from 2001, the beginning of the bush administration, the debt skyrocketed, and it continues to grow with the economic downturn and the projections from the congressional budget office for the future. in fact, we now estimate that the gross debt of the united states could reach 114% of the gross domestic product of the united states. that has onl
and america could be next." madam president, here's what the article went on to say: "this is how empires decline. it begins with a debt explosion. it ends with an inexorable reduction in the resources available for the army, navy and air force. if the united states doesn't come up soon with a credible plan to restore the federal budget to balance over the next five to ten years, the danger is very real that a debt crisis could lead to a major weakening of american power." madam...
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as south america. it is really a whole thing kind of monster. what is very significant is to conceive of the continent is clearly only explorative to a certain point and it is left implied that there was probably more of it but already extends farther south than the tip of africa so this is a giant, a strange place. this kind of mouth and letters of vespucci began circulating in europe. vespucci very quickly became a celebrity explore and was much more famous than columbus. vespucci was saying here is something that is pretty new. at least one chart this and letters of vespucci made it in the early 1300's to a little town in the mountains of eastern france, not far from strasbourg on the border of germany, and in there were these scholars who with the time were working on maps of ptolemy and they decided for reasons that remain obscure that what vespucci exporting described was not part of asia but was, corresponded to this hypothetical fourth part of the world that people speculated about. they theref
as south america. it is really a whole thing kind of monster. what is very significant is to conceive of the continent is clearly only explorative to a certain point and it is left implied that there was probably more of it but already extends farther south than the tip of africa so this is a giant, a strange place. this kind of mouth and letters of vespucci began circulating in europe. vespucci very quickly became a celebrity explore and was much more famous than columbus. vespucci was saying...
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all the news in america is about what went wrong, you know? the old saw about bad news travels halfway around the world before good news gets its shoes on. almost nobody has any interest in saying let's broadcast good news all day. the good news is with respect to oil, last year for the first year in a long, long, long time, america actually increased its production of oil. we've been on this declining path. no more. last year we increased the production of oil. part of that comes from a formation in my part of the country called the bakken shale. it is unbelievably complicated what we have done but our country has learned -- and we are leaders in this technology -- to go sploi and get oil from formations that five, eight, ten years ago you couldn't get oil from. there's up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil in something called the bakken formation. 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil using today's technology. they go down two miles with the drilling rig, drill down two miles, do a big curve and then drill out two miles. with one rig, they're go
all the news in america is about what went wrong, you know? the old saw about bad news travels halfway around the world before good news gets its shoes on. almost nobody has any interest in saying let's broadcast good news all day. the good news is with respect to oil, last year for the first year in a long, long, long time, america actually increased its production of oil. we've been on this declining path. no more. last year we increased the production of oil. part of that comes from a...
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if you look on the left, that is the new world, south america and north america above is is the first map to show north america and south merriman unambiguously surrounded by water, not as an undefined place not identified at all. because, it shows north and south america surrounded by water it is the first map to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean and this is something of a mystery because europeans aren't supposed to have known about the pacific ocean until 1513 when balboa caught sight of it from the mountain. and it is not something i dwell on on the book because i felt the mystery is more fun to leave as a mystery than try to resolve. but it is a great part of the story and not the only part of the story. there is more that is very very, significant about the map. look at africa, this is one of the first printed maps to show the full coastlines of africa. africa and -- had only been circumnavigated in 1497 by the portuguese and the frame at the bottom of the map is broken and it would have been easy to push the frame down a little bit. i think the point is clear, it is a
if you look on the left, that is the new world, south america and north america above is is the first map to show north america and south merriman unambiguously surrounded by water, not as an undefined place not identified at all. because, it shows north and south america surrounded by water it is the first map to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean and this is something of a mystery because europeans aren't supposed to have known about the pacific ocean until 1513 when balboa caught...
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. >> reporter: so where does america stand? this month cbs news is taking stock, both of where we stand now and where we could stand in the future. for our part, sunday morning is going for a full culture shock, taking america's temperature in the arts, books, movies, all things creative which brings us to this morning's status report on american creativity. >> you've seen that great industrial revolution where people are inventing the telephone, the telegraph, the light bulb and everything else. you've seen the push that came because of the internet and the digital revolution. and now we're looking for what's going to be the evening inof the driver of a new creativity. >> reporter: the creative mind and more. where america stands starting this sunday morning. >> osgood: creativity takes many forms. there's a school of art that you could call beetle mania. january blackstone this morning meets its star practitioner. >> i was phobic of insects growing up. the first half of my life i could not stay far enough away from bugs. >> r
. >> reporter: so where does america stand? this month cbs news is taking stock, both of where we stand now and where we could stand in the future. for our part, sunday morning is going for a full culture shock, taking america's temperature in the arts, books, movies, all things creative which brings us to this morning's status report on american creativity. >> you've seen that great industrial revolution where people are inventing the telephone, the telegraph, the light bulb and...
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we'd love to hear from you, log on to foxnews.com/americas news hq. weigh in on what is our admittedly unscientific web poll. we'd like your opinion. a scare on a chicago bound flight. a united airlines flight was turned around because of a computer glitch. they had to manually check in passengers so when the computer started working again they realized one of the passengers names matched a person on tsa's restricted passenger list. after bringing the plane back to st. louis, they realized the passenger on the plane wasn't the same person that was on the list and that the flight did head back to chicago. and also, a plane bound for new york has been forced it turn around to boston's logan airport because the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. eight minutes into flight 1379 the pilot turned it around and the airport spokesperson says the smoke dissipated by the time it landed and it did return to gate under its own power. errol southers omitted details about his past in which he may have violated state privacy laws and some senators may have actually
we'd love to hear from you, log on to foxnews.com/americas news hq. weigh in on what is our admittedly unscientific web poll. we'd like your opinion. a scare on a chicago bound flight. a united airlines flight was turned around because of a computer glitch. they had to manually check in passengers so when the computer started working again they realized one of the passengers names matched a person on tsa's restricted passenger list. after bringing the plane back to st. louis, they realized the...
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this strategy is based on the belief that china cannot be contained and therefore we america and the international community must accept its rise to power. in return we see china as resurgence that his stature will not come at the expense or security of other nations. for example, strategic assurance may be demonstrated to impart by china's cooperation with united states and other nations on matters of a shared interest, in particular within the last year we were together in our handling of the global financial crisis. countering piracy of the east coast of africa and isolating north korea for its persistent and aggressive nuclear and missile tests. while these are positive steps in our relationship we cannot ignore the reality that china still falls short in a column of reassurance. actions speak louder than words. here are but a few examples -- first, on monday china demonstrated its resolve to expand strategic capabilities with a missile defense test. as of yesterday we heard of the pentagon that this was conducted without a danced on vacation to the u.s.. what are china's intenti
this strategy is based on the belief that china cannot be contained and therefore we america and the international community must accept its rise to power. in return we see china as resurgence that his stature will not come at the expense or security of other nations. for example, strategic assurance may be demonstrated to impart by china's cooperation with united states and other nations on matters of a shared interest, in particular within the last year we were together in our handling of the...
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we need america taken back. ms. coakley, you were talking to the lady -- she made the statement these are the kind people the would vote for him that shot at wal-mart. does that lead not realize wal-mart employs more people in the united states of america than anybody except for the federal government and the only difference between the federal government and wal-mart is wal-mart makes a profit? >> host: charles, thanks f the call. the boston herald, also a fixture in massachusetts politics is a commentator has posted his story available on line. he says the smoke is brown. scott brown. by some pickup trucks don't let a few flurries bother them whether brown wins or loses. he wrote earlier the lesson is clear the people are mad as hell and they aren't going to take it anymore. he says the party is over for obama and company. bruce is joining from chicopee massachusetts. what happened in your state today, are you surprised by the returns ready to expect this to happen? >> caller: i live in a complex where it is mostl
we need america taken back. ms. coakley, you were talking to the lady -- she made the statement these are the kind people the would vote for him that shot at wal-mart. does that lead not realize wal-mart employs more people in the united states of america than anybody except for the federal government and the only difference between the federal government and wal-mart is wal-mart makes a profit? >> host: charles, thanks f the call. the boston herald, also a fixture in massachusetts...
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poland, the family patriarch who died recently, the longest-owning owner of a major sports franchise in america, changed the nam of this team from the washington bullets to the washington wizards because of the sensitivity of the issue over the gun violence. the family is apparently extremely upset. the police and u.s. attorney's office are conducting an investigation to see whether deceases strict gun control rules were violated. >> after the game, he spoke with reporters saying he used bad judgment taking the guns into the locker room and denies about gambling saying there is a misconception about him and crittendon and he said he would deal with police on monday. >>> next at 11, elton john and eminem teamed up in 2001. they getting together, this time for a series on a personal matter. we have the news edge on. that get ready for cold. >> cold arctic air settling in. we have a wind advisory in effect, until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. i would not be surprised if it's extended. the gusts from 45 to 50 miles an hour and also, windchill advisory in effect for areas to our west and to our north.
poland, the family patriarch who died recently, the longest-owning owner of a major sports franchise in america, changed the nam of this team from the washington bullets to the washington wizards because of the sensitivity of the issue over the gun violence. the family is apparently extremely upset. the police and u.s. attorney's office are conducting an investigation to see whether deceases strict gun control rules were violated. >> after the game, he spoke with reporters saying he used...
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i mean, america itself is hope. hope comes from our ability within our bodies to just keep saying, i know i can do it. i know i can do it. it is like the little train that could try to get over the mountain. i think i can. i think i can. i think i can. we have to keep telling ourself that we can never give up hope. we tell cancer patients the minute they give up hope, all of a sudden things start quickening, things move in on them and the disease becomes far more difficult to remove. glenn: have we reached a place, a dangerous place to where -- because, as i spoke to this swom, she said, you know, where is mine? where is mine? i said, you have never -- i remember my mother teaching me life isn't fair. nobody has promised you wealth or anything else, but you are meant to be happy. >> that's right. glenn: it's easy for you, a billionaire, to be -- for people to say, well, it's easy for him to be happy. you're a billionaire. what is the secret here, jon? >> well, i don't know that i can give a secret, but i will say th
i mean, america itself is hope. hope comes from our ability within our bodies to just keep saying, i know i can do it. i know i can do it. it is like the little train that could try to get over the mountain. i think i can. i think i can. i think i can. we have to keep telling ourself that we can never give up hope. we tell cancer patients the minute they give up hope, all of a sudden things start quickening, things move in on them and the disease becomes far more difficult to remove. glenn:...
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we got to propose a positive agenda for america. we have to be careful stewards of the dollars and practice fiscal responsibility. we've got our obligations. but we want to work with the president and with the democrats. so let's start all over again and see if we can do it. and we can begin by starting all over with health care reform. >> larry: do you favor throwing out don't ask, don't tell? >> i think it's a serious mistake. we're in two wars. don't ask, don't tell has been a very effective policy and one that has worked. the evidence of that is the best trained, best equipped, most professional military we've ever had. and i just think it would be a very serious mistake when we're in two wars to make an abrupt policy change. >> larry: would you change it down the road? >> well, i would rely on the joint chiefs of staff, our military leadership. those are the ones we entrust the lives of our young men and women, and have them do a study and come up with recommendations as to whether this policy needs to be modified or not. i wou
we got to propose a positive agenda for america. we have to be careful stewards of the dollars and practice fiscal responsibility. we've got our obligations. but we want to work with the president and with the democrats. so let's start all over again and see if we can do it. and we can begin by starting all over with health care reform. >> larry: do you favor throwing out don't ask, don't tell? >> i think it's a serious mistake. we're in two wars. don't ask, don't tell has been a...
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>> america wants a public health policy that covers very poor people but does not disrupt life in america. they want the government to help on jobs -->> larry: they want no disruption, no sacrifice. >> i didn't say no sacrifice. in fact, i've said all along on your show and many others, i'm perfectly fine on relying on well-to-do people like stephanie. but i'm not for breaking up the whole barnyard. >> larry: my late friend henry lewis in las vegas used to say, money is not one thing. health is 3%. what is the value of health? what does it mean that someone can't get a prescription? isn't that a blight on the country? >> there is nothing more important than health. i don't think that anybody in this debate -- i haven't heard anybody say that people should be unhealthy and suffer and miserable. the question is, how do we help people? and there is more than one answer to that, and i think that you should always consider more freedom. i think that maybe letting insurance companies sell across state lines, letting there be actual insurance with deductibles that are assignable, letting individ
>> america wants a public health policy that covers very poor people but does not disrupt life in america. they want the government to help on jobs -->> larry: they want no disruption, no sacrifice. >> i didn't say no sacrifice. in fact, i've said all along on your show and many others, i'm perfectly fine on relying on well-to-do people like stephanie. but i'm not for breaking up the whole barnyard. >> larry: my late friend henry lewis in las vegas used to say, money is...
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put america back to work. do all you can to do that. worry about these other ideological issues later. get americans back to work. >> larry: miss cupp, what do you make of the president and his standing right now? >> it's not good, larry. i think you can tell by his spinsters. they're trying to market him now as a populist which is hilarious. the guy who made fun of scott brown for driving a pickup truck is suddenly the man of the people. i think they're desperate. what they should do is have the president start over as ben said, come back to the middle, be the centrist he was elected to be and start listening to the voices of the american people. incorporate a lot more bipartisanship, whether on health care or jobs or the economy. open his ears. >> larry: okay. lots more. we'll be doing a lot of this all next week. thank you. we'll have you back. thank you, all. go to cnn.com/larryking if you'd like to own it, somebody's willing to pay $19,000 for it right now. so you have to do better than this if you want to take it home. usher is he
put america back to work. do all you can to do that. worry about these other ideological issues later. get americans back to work. >> larry: miss cupp, what do you make of the president and his standing right now? >> it's not good, larry. i think you can tell by his spinsters. they're trying to market him now as a populist which is hilarious. the guy who made fun of scott brown for driving a pickup truck is suddenly the man of the people. i think they're desperate. what they should...
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america's best truck. >>> "u.s. farm report" round table this week, jim hemminger from top third ag marketing. bill, i saw you on the phone just a second ago finding out what the close was. what's the close on the market. >> corn closed about 4.13 and a half. we're still in range. beans 43 in the march contract. >> is that up or down for the day? >> we're jowt down just a a bit about 3 1/2 trents cents. >> you mentioned that electronic trading, the variation and what can happen is just instantly. it wasn't always that i way when europe on the floor, was it not? >> no, the broabers if they had the big order was the governor on the market and the market doesn't have that anymore. we haven't seen that many glitches in the electronic market. there was one this week that caused corn prices to drop 13 vents cents very quick re-- very quickly but it came back. the impressive tht thing about the bean market, we saw beans sell off over 90 cents a bushel. brazil has no weather issues. they'll have a very big crop. it's come b
america's best truck. >>> "u.s. farm report" round table this week, jim hemminger from top third ag marketing. bill, i saw you on the phone just a second ago finding out what the close was. what's the close on the market. >> corn closed about 4.13 and a half. we're still in range. beans 43 in the march contract. >> is that up or down for the day? >> we're jowt down just a a bit about 3 1/2 trents cents. >> you mentioned that electronic trading, the...
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control america. that's not the america i grew up in. it is not the america that vermonters believe in, where individuals have a right to speak but not megacorporations. some come to the opposite conclusions about the right of orptions to spend unlimited money in elections for that enshrined in our laws and prior supreme court decisions. did we amend the constitution to somehow equate corporations to people? no, we did not. nowhere does the constitution even mention corporations. did we modify the first amendment? no, the first amendment reads as it did six years ago. indeed, as it did 219 years ago when the bill of rights was ratified and the 14th state in the union, vermont, ratified the constitution. as justice stevens noted in his dissent, the only relevant thing that has changed since austin mcconnell is the composition of the court. last week's decision and this troubling inconsistency with the court's other interpretations of the constitution leads us with serious questions about how to ensure
control america. that's not the america i grew up in. it is not the america that vermonters believe in, where individuals have a right to speak but not megacorporations. some come to the opposite conclusions about the right of orptions to spend unlimited money in elections for that enshrined in our laws and prior supreme court decisions. did we amend the constitution to somehow equate corporations to people? no, we did not. nowhere does the constitution even mention corporations. did we modify...
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>> that is what america does not do really well. it is the ups and downs of budgeting for our national security. after the cold war, the peace dividend came along. a good number of professionals, they left the military. noncommissioned officers, officers. then along came the johns that we had in iraq and afghanistan. we wished we had some of those folks back. i was there was some way to keep a substantial non-seesawing military during times of peace. during times of peace, the military can and does train. it sharpens the edges, so that when we are in conflict, they would be all the more ready for it. >> can we ask about don't ask, don't tell? what you think should be done? >> i am not for changing bell law -- changing the law. there will be hearings in the subcommittee -- the personal subcommittee this year. that is all i can tell you about that. >> why do you not want to change a? >> we are in the midst of two major complex -- conflicts. i think a disruption of the type could very well cause serious problems. wait until the hearing
>> that is what america does not do really well. it is the ups and downs of budgeting for our national security. after the cold war, the peace dividend came along. a good number of professionals, they left the military. noncommissioned officers, officers. then along came the johns that we had in iraq and afghanistan. we wished we had some of those folks back. i was there was some way to keep a substantial non-seesawing military during times of peace. during times of peace, the military...
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and take care of america. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: i think last night, watching what happened in massachusetts was really in the many years i've watched politics was really astounding. the people there, i think it was more than just health care. we have a country now that is not in trouble. we're american. we know how to avoid trouble in this country. but we have a lot of our citizens who are hurting now. they need jobs and they need employment. certainly in our district and around our area where unemployment is over 10%, that's the talk in the barbershops and restaurants is what is the economy doing? what business are we going to lose overseas next? what manufacturing job is going to be gone? i think the people there looked at more than just health care. i think they looked at a stimulus package of almost $800 billion. i don't believe that's worked, it certainly sas provided one-time jobs but you know and i know as a former mayor that you don't take one-time money an turn it into a long-time job
and take care of america. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: i think last night, watching what happened in massachusetts was really in the many years i've watched politics was really astounding. the people there, i think it was more than just health care. we have a country now that is not in trouble. we're american. we know how to avoid trouble in this country. but we have a lot of our citizens who are hurting now. they need jobs and they need employment. certainly in our district and...
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tomorrow "good morning america" will have the latest on developments in yemen. i'm john berman, have a good night. produce with a 100% guarantee... means freshness is always in season. rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender, says you're always ready to grill. and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow.
tomorrow "good morning america" will have the latest on developments in yemen. i'm john berman, have a good night. produce with a 100% guarantee... means freshness is always in season. rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender, says you're always ready to grill. and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow.
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there were some distractions daking place around america as we speak. and a lot of america has been transfixed by what has happened this year. and i can go back and recap some of the events but we pretty well know what they are. $700 billion in tarp spending, we watched three large investment banks be nationalized by the federal government, we watched a.i.g. be nationalized, taken over by the federal government. we watched fannie mae and freddie mac be taken over by the federal government and then by an executive order right before christmas have them open up the debt ceiling on fannie and freddie where every american is a guarantee-or of the debt which can be as many as $-- 5.5 trillion. we watched negotiations take place behind the scenes which told the bankruptcy court how to push our automakers through there and both of them nationalized, taken over by the federal government. then we watched the $787 billion economic stimulus plan be passed in an urgency that hasn't produced a product and a result except the debt that's going to drag down this econo
there were some distractions daking place around america as we speak. and a lot of america has been transfixed by what has happened this year. and i can go back and recap some of the events but we pretty well know what they are. $700 billion in tarp spending, we watched three large investment banks be nationalized by the federal government, we watched a.i.g. be nationalized, taken over by the federal government. we watched fannie mae and freddie mac be taken over by the federal government and...
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in a few short decades, america underwent, i think, a fantastic transformation. in politics, and society, and the culture. and i think most people wanted what had happened and who they were at the end of this. in the decades following the revolution. before the revolution, america had been a collection of desperate british colonies composed of some 2 million subjects, huddled along the atlantic coast, 3000 miles from the summit of civilization. european outpost of this peak was cultural focus is still london, the metropolitan center of the empire. the 1815, following the second war with great britain which is also referred to as the war of independence, the these big significant properties have become a single giant continental republic, with nearly 10 million citizens, many of whom would already spill over the appalachians into the western territory. the cultural focus of this new huge expensive nation was no longer a broad, but was now directed inward at its own boundless possibilities. americans should do a grand experiment in democracy, but they were confiden
in a few short decades, america underwent, i think, a fantastic transformation. in politics, and society, and the culture. and i think most people wanted what had happened and who they were at the end of this. in the decades following the revolution. before the revolution, america had been a collection of desperate british colonies composed of some 2 million subjects, huddled along the atlantic coast, 3000 miles from the summit of civilization. european outpost of this peak was cultural focus...
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made in america street cars. and i know how proud you are of what you're doing in port land. -- portland. we're proud of it too and it's something i talk about a lot. i also went to see the portland trailblazers beat the wizards the other day, too. but we weren't too happy about that. but anyway. yes, sir. >> mr. secretary, i'm from laredo, texas. i would like to invite you to laredo, texas, the number one inland port. we cross 10,000 trucks a day. and i can assure you that i will prepare you the best mexican food, the best -- and i'll compete with my fellow mayors but i would cook it personally as you can tell, i like to eat. so we'll have a darn good meal. and i'll also prepare you some barbecue as well. >> thank you. >> but, mr. secretary, one of the concerns -- and really we would like to really respectfully invite you to laredo. it's one of the busiest land ports. and the sixth port in the nation. but we have concerns such as waiting times for truckers, you know. and we would really like for you to visit us
made in america street cars. and i know how proud you are of what you're doing in port land. -- portland. we're proud of it too and it's something i talk about a lot. i also went to see the portland trailblazers beat the wizards the other day, too. but we weren't too happy about that. but anyway. yes, sir. >> mr. secretary, i'm from laredo, texas. i would like to invite you to laredo, texas, the number one inland port. we cross 10,000 trucks a day. and i can assure you that i will prepare...
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it was not a perfect america, but a united america. it was an america ready to take its place in the world, and america ready to service the best example of freedom and liberty. today we proudly carry on president lincoln's legacy. we celebrate his life. we cherish his vision of a strong and free america. happy birthday, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >> i want to especially thank president obama for being with us today. i like to thank speaker pelosi, leader john boehner, a leader reid, and the bicentennial commission for making this possible. i want to thank my good friend senator jim benning for his work on the commission did the people in my state are proud of the belt -- that that abraham lincoln was born three now -- miles south of kentucky. he was raised in a log cabin with a dirt floor, parents who did not even sign their own name. the life of the 15th president is the greatest proof we have that in america a person's dreams are limit
it was not a perfect america, but a united america. it was an america ready to take its place in the world, and america ready to service the best example of freedom and liberty. today we proudly carry on president lincoln's legacy. we celebrate his life. we cherish his vision of a strong and free america. happy birthday, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >> i want to especially thank...
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the largest group of cancer survivors in america. now, as we read through the life and work of nancy goodman brinker, one might think this sounds like an obituary. my friends, rest assured, nancy goodman brinker's contributions to society are far from over. while many might retire, given this long resume of accomplishments, she continues to take on the mantle and fight. since her retirement from public service and on the government, she has returned back as the c.e.o. of the susan g. komen centers, and also was recently named the first ever world health organization's good will ambassador for cancer control. finally i would like to read a quote by our president, barack obama, when he issued the presidential medal of freedom to ms. brinker. he said, and i quote, one of the last things susi komen did before she passed away was ask her sister, nancy, to make her a promise. nancy promised her she would prevent other families battling breast cancer from hurting the way theirs had. what began with $200 and a list of friends has become a gl
the largest group of cancer survivors in america. now, as we read through the life and work of nancy goodman brinker, one might think this sounds like an obituary. my friends, rest assured, nancy goodman brinker's contributions to society are far from over. while many might retire, given this long resume of accomplishments, she continues to take on the mantle and fight. since her retirement from public service and on the government, she has returned back as the c.e.o. of the susan g. komen...